The New TaxonomyQuentin D. Wheeler Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award!A Fresh Look at Taxonomy The most fundamental of all biological sciences, taxonomy underpins any long term strategies for reconstructing the great tree of life or salvaging as much biodiversity as possible. Yet we are still unable to say with any certainty how |
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Chapter 2 Networks and Their Role in eTaxonomy | 19 |
Chapter 3 Taxonomy as a Team Sport | 33 |
Chapter 4 Planetary Biodiversity Inventories as Models for the New Taxonomy | 55 |
Chapter 5 On the Use of Taxonomic Concepts in Support of Biodiversity Research and Taxonomy | 63 |
The Role of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility GBIF | 87 |
Opportunities and Challenges | 95 |
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Page ii - Systematics (1940) was a classic work edited by its then-president Sir Julian Huxley, that set out the problems facing general biologists in deciding which kinds of data would most effectively progress systematics. Since then, more than 70 volumes have been published, often in rapidly expanding areas of science where a modern synthesis is required. The modus operand/ of the Association is to encourage leading researchers to organize symposia that result in a multi-authored volume. In...